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Four partners in the race as HSF senior partner Jonathan Scott prepares to stand down in January

Herbert Smith Freehills senior partner Jonathan Scott is to retire from the firm in January, ahead of the scheduled end of his term in April 2015.
5 minute read

International Edition

Eversheds, Webber Wentzel and GE secure top prizes at African Legal Awards

Eversheds, Linklaters' alliance firm, Webber Wentzel, and GE were among the big winners at the African Legal Awards at a packed ceremony in Johannesburg last night.
3 minute read

International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills gunning for inbound work in Asia as firm secures double partner hire from Ashurst

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has said it wants to boost the profitability of its Asia corporate practice by targeting more inbound work from its European clients.
3 minute read

International Edition

'I aim to make our partners feel uncomfortable' – CC's Sweeting outlines his second term strategy

Clifford Chance (CC) last week re-elected senior partner Malcolm Sweeting for a second four-year term starting in January 2015.
4 minute read

International Edition

Client conflicts prompt high-level talks between DLA Piper and South African ally

DLA Piper is facing a showdown with South African alliance firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr over conflicts arising when the two firms have pitched for the same work.
2 minute read

Legal Week

Client conflicts prompt high-level talks between DLA Piper and South African ally

DLA Piper is facing a showdown with South African alliance firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr over conflicts arising when the two firms have pitched for the same work.
11 minute read

International Edition

What law firm managers do next – the number of firm leaders returning to fee-earning roles is growing fast

Not too long ago, the career timeline of a law firm manager was fairly standard: qualify at firm, make partner, make practice/regional head, assume firmwide leadership position towards the latter stages of your legal career and retire from private practice six to 10 years later.
3 minute read

Legal Week

What law firm managers do next – the number of firm leaders returning to fee-earning roles is growing fast

Not too long ago, the career timeline of a law firm manager was fairly standard: qualify at firm, make partner, make practice/regional head, assume firmwide leadership position towards the latter stages of your legal career and retire from private practice six to 10 years later.
7 minute read

International Edition

Back on the front line – the partners swapping management for fee earning

When former Ashurst senior partner Charlie Geffen was defeated in last year's chairman election by litigator Ben Tidswell, his most obvious next move in many people's minds would have been gracefully side-stepping into a role with a client.
13 minute read

International Edition

Edwards Wildman London office left leaderless as Locke Lord merger looms

Edwards Wildman Palmer's City base has been left with no management figures on the ground, with office managing partner Nick Bolter understood to have been relieved of his leadership role.
2 minute read

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